Staff Nurse - Rainbow Ward

Job overview

Rainbow Ward is seeking a proactive, enthusiastic Band 5 nurse to join the WWL family on our friendly Children’s Ward. The ward has benefited from recent investment to create a sensory zone, and a Teen Zone area, providing age appropriate spaces for our patients, day to day.

Rainbow ward is a 34 bedded integrated paediatric unit, including a 2 bedded HDU, caring for children aged 0 – 16 years with medical and surgical needs, giving staff who work on the ward a diverse range of patients to work with – no two days are ever the same!

We are looking to recruit to a 36 hour post, with a working pattern across 7 days (internal rotation).

NHS Employees should ideally secure their manager’s agreement for a secondment arrangement ideally prior to applying, as this will be a condition of any offer made. This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term basis as It has been established to cover maternity leave and will end in 12 months or when the substantive postholder returns. Whilst this post is advertised on an acting / secondment basis there is the potential that this post may become permanent in the future.

Main duties of the job

In exchange for your hard work and dedication we offer a comprehensive preceptorship package, including medicines management training (including intravenous medications) and two mandatory paediatric study days in a rolling twelve month period. Further development opportunities exist with the chance to mentor students from UCLAN and Edgehill as they pursue their own career as a student nurse, or nurse associate.

Each member of Band 5 nurses is encouraged to pursue an area of specialist interest such as diabetes, or asthma.

Nurses will also have the opportunity to complete APLS training, subject to having completed two years post qualification training.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will demonstrate responsibility for:

Identifying what is required of self and others in delivering individualised patient care. This includes assisting with the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of these programmes of care within the agreed standards of care.

Developing competencies in self which safeguard practice and effectiveness in role. Ensuring compliance with NMC Code of Conduct.

Assist the ward/department manager with the effective use of allocated resources within the ward/department to ensure effective clinical management of patients is achieved.

Demonstrating awareness of and participation in development to meet demands and adapt to the changing needs of the service.

Empowering self and colleagues to creatively meet professional and organisational objectives.

Develop management and leadership skills and principles to develop patient care

The post holder will participate in, and influence, care delivery by:

Acting as a catalyst in questioning expert professional knowledge within the team influencing application of theory in practice.

Identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of care through evidence based practice.

Use the spoken and written word to influence outcomes.

Assist in the establishment of communications systems with all the stakeholders to promote understanding and goodwill.

Maintain consistency within standards of care for both elective and emergency care.

Maintain compliance with the data protection act 1988 and information governance ensuring confidentiality is adhered too.

Maintain accurate and timely records.

Participate in ensuring the effective use of all financial resources in providing and delivering the service.

Demonstrate awareness of the need for Cost Improvement Programmes within the service.

Promote effective utilisation of resources.

Provide the service within the financial constraints.